Bowden Dam

Bowden Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Bowden Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Bowden Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.24762, -86.68121. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bowden Dam

• Oak Mountain State Park · park · Shelby · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of Birmingham · temple · Shelby · ~19 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Shelby · ~23 km · Must-see
• Aldridge Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Briarwood Presbyterian Church · church · Jefferson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Shades Mountain Park · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Talladega National Forest · sanctuary · Shelby · ~27 km · Must-see
• Aldrich Church · church · Shelby · ~31 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Hillsboro Trail · sanctuary · Shelby · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~34 km · Must-see
• Birmingham Zoo · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lane Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Birmingham Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain Park · park · Jefferson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Vulcan · museum · Jefferson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Temple Beth-el · temple · Jefferson · ~37 km · Must-see
• St. Andrews Episcopal Church · church · Jefferson · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bowden Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bowden Dam

• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~34 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bankhead Lake · lake · Walker · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake Tuscaloosa · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~108 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~108 km · Must-see
• Lake Lurleen State Park · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~116 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~124 km · Must-see

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